Method for producing gas barrier film, gas barrier film, and electronic device

a gas barrier film and gas barrier technology, which is applied in the field can solve the problems of insufficient use of gas barrier film, gas barrier film adhesion, and significant high gas barrier properties, and achieve the effects of high flexibility, enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and sufficient adhesion

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-03
KONICA MINOLTA INC
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[0033]The aspects of the present invention provide a method of producing a gas barrier film, which has gas barrier properties, high flexibility, and sufficient adhesion required for use in electronic devices even in harsh environments of high temperature and high humidity such as outdoor use; and the gas barrier film.
[0034]The inventors, who have conducted intensive studies to solve the above problems, have found that the method for producing a gas barrier film having a gas barrier layer which is formed on a resin substrate with a specific surface resistivity, i.e., a resin substrate having a conductive layer with a specific surface resistivity in a range of 1×103 to 1×1010 Ω/sq, by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition induced by discharge in an applied magnetic field between rollers can provide a gas barrier film which has excellent gas barrier properties, high flexibility, and sufficient adhesion required for use in electronic devices even in harsh environments of high temperature and high humidity such as outdoor use, and achieved the invention.
[0035]The mechanism on the advantageous effects achieved by such a configuration of the present invention has not yet been completely elucidated, but is speculated to be as follows.
[0036]As described above, a conductive layer, which is composed of metal oxide and resin and has a specific surface resistivity, is formed in advance on the second surface of the resin substrate, and then the gas barrier layer is formed on the first surface by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition induced by discharge in an applied magnetic field between rollers. It is presumed that this process can distribute more carbon atom components near the resin substrate, resulting in improved adhesion between the resin substrate and the gas barrier layer. Such tight adhesion enables the gas barrier film to have significantly high gas barrier proper

Problems solved by technology

Unfortunately, these flexible electronic devices require significantly high gas barrier properties similar to those of glass substrates, and a gas barrier film having sufficient barrier properties has not yet been currently achieved.
The gas barrier properties, adhesion, and flexibility of the gas barrier films produced by the method disclosed in Patent liter

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Preparation of Resin Substrate

[0300]A polyester film (manufactured by Teijin DuPont Films Japan Limited, poly(ethylene terephthalate), KDL86WA, abbreviated as “PET” in Table 1) having a thickness of 125 μm, both faces of which were treated to be readily adhesive, was used to form a thermoplastic resin substrate (support). The surface roughness Ra and Rz (measured in accordance with JIS B0601) of the resin substrate were 4 nm and 320 nm, respectively.

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[0302][Fabrication of Resin Substrate 1 Provided with Conductive Layer Thereon]

[0303]A 150-nm thick ITO (indium tin oxide) layer as a conductive layer was formed on the second surface of the resin substrate through sputtering into a resin substrate 1 provided with a conductive layer thereon.

[0304][Fabrication of Resin Substrate 2 Provided with Conductive Layer Thereon]

[0305]The following conductive layer forming coating solution 2 was applied to the second surface of the resin substrate through wire-bar coating, dried at 80° C. fo...

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Fabrication of Organic EL Element

[0474]The gas barrier films fabricated in Example 1 were used to fabricate organic EL elements 1 to 28 as an example of electronic devices.

[0475][Fabrication of Organic EL Element 1]

[0476](Formation of First Electrode Layer)

[0477]A 150-nm thick ITO (indium tin oxide) film was formed on the gas barrier layer of the gas barrier film 1 fabricated in Example 1 through sputtering, and was patterned through photolithography, to form a first electrode layer. The film was patterned into a light-emitting area of 50 mm2.

[0478](Formation of Hole Transporting Layer)

[0479]A coating solution for a hole transporting layer, which is described below, was applied onto the first electrode layer formed on the gas barrier film 1 with an extrusion coater in an environment at 25° C. and 50% RH, and then dried and heated under the following conditions to form a hole transporting layer. The coating solution for a hole transporting layer was applied into a dry thickness of 50...

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Abstract

A method for producing a gas barrier film with excellent gas barrier performance is maintained even in a high-temperature. The high-humidity usage environment properties and the flexibility (bendability) and adhesiveness are excellent. A gas barrier film, and an electronic device using the same is also disclosed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a gas barrier film, a method for producing the gas barrier film, and an electronic device including the gas barrier film, and more specifically, to a gas barrier film usually included in an electronic device such as an organic electroluminescent (hereinafter abbreviated as “organic EL”) element, a method for producing the gas barrier film, and an electronic device including the gas barrier film.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Gas barrier films composed of a laminate of a plurality of layers containing thin films of metal oxides such as aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, and silicon oxide on plastic substrates or films have been widely used in packaging applications for articles which require shielding of various gases such as water vapor and oxygen for preventing deterioration of, for example, foods, industrial products, and pharmaceuticals.[0003]In addition to packaging applications, gas barrier films are desired to be further applied to flex...

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IPC IPC(8): C23C16/50C23C16/22C23C16/40C23C16/56
CPCC23C16/50C23C16/40C23C16/22C23C16/56B32B9/00C23C16/509C23C16/308C23C16/401C23C16/545B32B27/08B32B27/20B32B2255/10B32B2255/24B32B2264/102B32B2307/202B32B2307/7242B32B2457/202B32B2457/206
Inventor EZURE, HIDETOSHI
Owner KONICA MINOLTA INC
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